Removable seat for automobiles.



L. A. FREEDMAN.

REMOVABLE SEAT FOR AUTOMOBILES.

APPLICATION FILED mun n. 1914.

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Louis A. FREEDMAN, or NEW YORK, 1v. Y.

, REMOVABLE SEAT FOR AUTOMOBILES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J an. 2, 1317.

Application filed June 17, 1914. Serial No. 845,552.

invented a new and useful Improvement in Removable Seats forAutomobiles, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a seat which may be placed overthe running board or step, when desired, and which may also be foldedinto a door, when not in use, so that the seat may be available at alltimes and used when desired. This object is accomplished by myinvention, one embodiment of which is hereinafter set forth.

For a more particular description of my invention, reference is to behad to the accompanying drawing, forming a part hereof, in which- Figure1 shows an automobile provided with my improvement; Fig. 2 is asectionalview, taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of thearrows; Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the seat in the posi tion which itnormally occupies when not in use; and Figs. 41 and 5 show an eye andhook for securing the seat in place, the hook also serving when the seatis in use.

Throughout the various views of the drawings, similar referencecharacters designate similar parts.

An automobile 1 embodying my invention is provided with the usual stepor running board 2, whichis supported in any desired manner. It is alsoprovided with front and rear doors 3 which, for the purposes of thiscase may be considered as identical, so that a description of one willanswer for both. Each door 3 is provided with a removable panel 4, whichis preferably cushioned at the exposed surface and provided with a rigidback 5 on its concealed surface when the same is in the door, as shownin Fig. 3. The upper end of the back 5 is provided with two hooks 6which are adapted to engage corresponding eyes 7 fixed to the upper edgeof each door 3, and this upper edge is recessed at 8 so as to permitthese hooks to enter their respective eyes and hold the seat a in properposition. The back -5 has a lug 9 projecting laterally therefrom and tothis is secured a leg 10 with a collar 11 near its free end. Beyond thiscollar 11 this leg is screwthmed-fl-d .59 as to receive a suitable nut12, which is secured thereto below the running board when the parts areas shown in Fig. 2, the running board being provided wlth a suitableperforation to permit the leg 10 to pass through it so that when the nut'12 is in place the-step 2 is firmly held to the leg 10 between thecollar 11 and the nut 12.

The floor 13 of an automobile provided with my improvement is recessedat 14: to permit the hook 6 to enter this recess 14 and pass under a lipof a side sill 15 whereby this hook is secured in place. A small hinge16 extends over the inner edge of the recess 1-1 and serves the doublefunction of concealing this recess as shown in Fig. 3, and preventingthe hook 6 from disengaging the sill 15, as shown in Fig. 2.

If desired, a small railing 17 may be placed at the outer edge of theseat a. This railing is preferably hinged to the back 5 so that it canlie against the same, or against the upholstering of the seat 4, asdesired, when the seat is in the position shown in Fig. 3. It isobvious, in view of the foregoing, that the extra seat 4 may be placedas shown in Fig. 3, and then the automobile looks like any ordinarymachine of this character. If, for any reason, it is necessary toprovide additional seats, each seat 4: may be taken from its door 3 andthe door thrown wide open. The plate 5 of each seat is then secured, asshown in Fig. 2, that is, by having the hooks 6 engage the sill 15, andthe leg 10 the step 2, as above described. When there is no further usefor the seat it may be restored to the position shown in Fig. 3. Whilein use, as shown in Fig. 2, the door 3 may be used as a back by securingthe plate 5 and door 3 together in any suitable manner, as indicated bya latch hook 18.

While I have shown and described one embodiment of my invention, it isobvious that it is not restricted thereto, but is broad enough to coverall structures that come within the scope of the annexed claims.

What I claim is 1. A device of the class described comprising anautomobile body having a door, said door having an open side, a seatnormally carried in said open side, means in said open side cooperatingwith means on the seat for holding said seat in the open side of the'door and means on the seat adapted to engage means on the floor, doorand step of the automobile and support the seat when said seat isremoved from the open side of the door.

2. A device of the class described comprising an automobile body havinga door, the

inner side of .said door being open-for the vreception of a seat, a seatdetachably secured in the open side of said door and normally heldtherein, fixtures on the edge-of the seat for securing said seat to thefloor of the automobile and to the-lower end of the door, and a rodextending from the seat to the step of the automobile for supportingsaid seat.

3. In a device of the class described, a door with eyes at-its upperend, a floor with recesses and a seat with hooks adapted to engageeither said eyes or" the walls of said recesses, a step, and means forsecuring said seat and step together and a means for fastening said doorand seat together.

4. In a. device of the class described, a door with fixtures, a floorwith fixtures and a step fixture and a seat with correspondingly locatedfixtures so adapted that the seat may be either secured to the door orto the fioor and step by engaging their respective fixtures, and a meansfor fastening said door and seat together.

Signed at the city of New York, county of New York, and State of NewYork, this 4th day of June, 191%. v

Lou s A. F EEDMAN,

- Witnesses: 1

. H. RoDzINsKY,

ARTHUR MCNALLY.

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